Toon Tuesday: “Phineas & Ferb” serve up a September to remember

You’d think -- given that those 104 days of summer vacation
are now finally drawing to a close – that “Phineas & Ferb” would also begin
winding down as well. That – what with the start of school and all -- this
Disney XD & Disney Channel hit series would begin ratcheting things back a
bit.

Over 800 fans
turned out for the “Phineas & Ferb” panel at this year’s Comic ConPhoto
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Well, think again. As Labor Day looms, this Emmy-nominated
series is gearing up for its biggest month ever. With “P & F” viewers being
asked to vote online for their favorite songs from the show, the release of its
first-ever soundtrack, a special two-parter episode ... And
did I mention that “Phineas & Ferb” is once again nominated for an Emmy?
(Oh, yeah. I did … Anyway ).

Let’s start with the online component. Starting on September
4th ,“P & F” fans will be asked to drop by DisneyChannel.com
& DisneyXD.com to vote for their favorite song from the show. Which won’t
be easy, given that this animated series has already featured over 100 original
tunes.

Once the Top 10 songs have been selected, these numbers will
then be presented as part of a special viewer-generated episode, “Phineas &
Ferb’s Cliptastic Countdown.” Which – when this show airs sometime in October
–will be hosted by Major Monogram (voiced by “P & F” co-creator Jeff
“Swampy” Marsh) and Dr. Doofenshmirtz (voiced by “P + F” ‘s other co-creator,
Dan Povenmire).

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Mind you, if you need help deciding which is actually your
favorite song from this animated series, you should probably pick up a copy of
the official “Phineas & Ferb” soundtrack. Which goes on sale September 22nd
and features 26 different numbers from this Emmy-nominated series.

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And speaking again of the Emmys … On Sunday night, September
20th, “P & F” goes head-to-head with “SpongeBob SquarePants” to
see who will take home the award in the Special Class – Short-Format Animated
Programs category (With “The Monster of Phineas-N-Ferbenstein” competing
against “SpongeBob” ‘s “Dear Vikings” episode).

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And if that weren’t already enough … On Monday, September 21st,
“Phineas & Ferb” will air an epic two-part episode inspired by “Back to the
Future.” Entitled “Time Machine 2 Quantum Boogaloo,” this story starts off with
the step-brothers journeying to the future to find a tool that hasn’t been
invented yet.

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Unfortunately, after they zoom ahead 20 years, Phineas &
Ferb run into future Candace. Who – seeing the opportunity to finally bust her
brothers –journeys back to the past and exposes P & H to their Mom just
after they finish building that roller coaster that Phineas & Ferb built in
the very first episode of this show.

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Unfortunately, as she’s doing this, future Candace
accidentally disrupts Agent P’s epic battle with Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Which
causes Perry the Platypus to wind up in a full body cast for six months. Which
is all the time Dr. Doofenshmirtz needs to claim dominion over the Tri-State
area. So when Candace returns to the future, she finds that Danville has
devolved into a dystopian society. Where its citizens are then forced to
worship Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

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So how does future Candace finally set things right? To get
that answer, you’re going to have to watch “Time Machine 2 Quantum Boogaloo” on
Monday, September 21st from 8 – 8:30 p.m. ET / PT on Disney XD.

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So just because summer vacation is coming to a close doesn’t
mean that “Phineas & Ferb” can’t serve up a September to remember.

"Phineas and Ferb" is surprisingly good for what it is. It's not all that great on the eyes, but it's fun and has heart, and that's more than one can say about a lot of TV toons. It's weird, though...that P and F Frankenstein episode wasn't all that good, and neither was that Spongebob Vikings episode. Yet those get submitted for Emmys? Very poor choices in my view.